Locking The Focus - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

Determined position for focus
(1-area-focusing)
Focuses on AF area in center of picture. (Recommended when focus is difficult to align)
• You can change the position and size of the AF area.

Locking the focus

If a subject you want to record is not in the center,
follow the steps below. (Only when the focus mode
is set to [AFS].)
1
Adjust focus according to
subject
2
Return to desired composition
(Pinpoint-focusing)
Enables more precise focusing on a smaller point than [
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You can set the focus position using the enlarged screen.
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When you press the shutter button halfway, an enlarged display of the focus position appears.
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You can set the timeout for the enlarged display using [Pinpoint AF Time] in the [Custom] menu.
(→140)
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If [ ] (Pinpoint-focusing) is selected while recording motion pictures or 4K photos, the setting is
changed to [
●
Cannot set to [
• When the focus mode is set to [AFF] or [AFC]
136
] (1-area-focusing).
] (Pinpoint-focusing) in the following case:
Adjusting the focus and brightness (exposure)
Taking pictures with Auto Focus
(1-area-focusing) /
(→138)
Focus display
( When focus is aligned: illuminated
When focus is not aligned: flashing)
Align the AF
area with the
subject
Hold down
halfway
AF area
(When focus is aligned: green)
Press fully
] (1-area-focusing).
(→139)
(Pinpoint-focusing)
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